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In the worst case scenario, more than 20,000 euros would have to be paid if there is no recovery insurance, the ORF reported, citing mountain rescue and Alpine police. However, such insurance should be available anyway. “The three Czechs are members of the Alpine Club, so the insurance will cover the costs of the rescue,” said Peter Tembler from the Kals local office to the “Tiroler Tageszeitung”.
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In any case, the Tyrol mountain rescue service will fully offset the costs. “Hourly rates are charged at a flat rate. In this case it was a major operation because more than ten mountain rescuers were involved. The hourly rates are just over 1,000 euros,” Tembler told ORF. The Czechs would therefore be charged more than 15,000 euros. There is no uniform calculation of recovery costs throughout Austria. The flat rates in Carinthia, for example, would be lower than those in Tyrol.
The Alpine police also charge for the operations. A police mountain guide was also part of the rescue operation at the weekend. The helicopter from Klagenfurt also took off, but had to turn around due to bad weather. It was said that the Alpine police officer would be charged around 20 euros per hour of operation and 60 euros per minute for the police helicopter. The latter was traveling for more than an hour and a half. In this specific case, this amounts to around 5,500 euros, explained Matthias Ausserdorfer from the Tyrol Alpine Police.
Court decides
Alpine police operations billing is regulated differently than mountain rescue in the Security Police Act. The prerequisite for someone having to pay is gross negligence. A court would have to decide on this – also in the case of Czech winter sports athletes.
According to the police, the three men set off with ski touring and climbing equipment shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday, immediately after an eight-hour drive and despite bad weather forecast. They finally made an emergency call around 10:45 p.m. They were uninjured, but were slightly hypothermic.
The rescue operation was immensely difficult and challenging. 13 mountain rescuers and an alpine police officer climbed up in heavy snow and were ultimately able to rescue the Czechs after 15 hours.
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